Rather than send her father to instant death in the battlefield, Mulan disguises herself as a male, and takes her father's place. Being a military family, the Huas have no male heir to represent their family, which automatically meant the aging father has got to volunteer himself. We all know how the story of Hua Mulan follows that of other legendary folk heroes in China's rich history, and to date there's only a reference poem which accounted her exploits which stem out of filial piety, at a time in the Northern Wei state centuries ago when the Emperor decreed that all families must contribute to the war effort. A film well worth watching, putting a blunt and more practical spin on the story of Mulan placing the tale within an Era of Chinese antiquity that easily rivals that of King Arthur or Julius Ceaser. The evident flaws popping up in the casting of Hua Mulan herself and the balance between the story of a solider and that of romance wasn't really able to find a true sense of equilibrium, I felt slightly discontented by the conclusion but Hua Mulan is not a film to disregard from the above remarks. Unlike many of its' counterparts we don't have the long and often drawn out political segments we found throughout the Red Cliff films (Absolute wonders in their own right). Having the feel of many recent Romance of the Three Kingdoms historical epics that have been popping up regularly from the fantastic new generation of Chinese cinema, Hua Mulan is fast paced, uplifting and in a narrative sense very well strung together. Well worth giving it a go to draw your own opinions because the film is brilliant yet at the same time flawed throughout. I'm very much left at a crossroads after watching the piece. I got quite excited when I heard of this re-adaption of the Chinese folk tale Mulan, having always loved Disney's version for unexplainable reasons. Well worth a go! A nice new addition to the romance of the three kingdoms genre. Jingle Ma's depiction of Mulan has merits all to its own to make it stand among these others. For me, i would classify this film like the other greats of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The House of Flying Daggers Warlords Musa, and the very recent Red Cliff saga. Again i must stress, do NOT go into this film hoping to see the likes of battlefield scenes.
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Overall, if one is into a movie that is emotional (depending on individual's views upon what is regarded as emotional), and does not showcase violence for violence's sake, then i guess one can do themselves the favor of partaking on this trip of 2 hours into another era. Having said this, there is no need for me to summarize the film for you readers as that is one of the beauties of storytelling, where it is for the viewers to partake for themselves to let the story be told to you by the story's presentation. While concepts based on being a filial daughter to her father, and loyalty to the fellow troops that she commands and finally patriotism that drives her to do what she does for twelve years are all being explored, minimally but it is enough to drive her overall characterization in just under 2 hours (even though it may seemed longer than that). These feelings are then broken down into different categories, showcasing the main obvious emotional parts of her for the affection that she has for another. Whereas the subplot to it is that of her feelings. There is a plot, and that plot is to drive the main theme of this film that is to showcase to us about how she grew into the character in legends.
There are battlefield scenes, Yes.but they are of minimal depiction based on the context of this film, that are used to carry the characterization of Hua Mulan that was perfectly casted with Vicki Zhao at the helm. Warlords that was released in 2007 starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro).
I would still classify it as an Epic to some degree, but leaning it more towards the genre of Drama and Romance, more akin to the likes of Tau Ming Chong (aka. Those are epic genre all to their own merits.and so is this depiction of the legend of Hua Mulan. For if you do, you will be disappointed for this is NOT one of those films that had been over-populated due to other greats like Braveheart, Gladiator etc. Do NOT, and i repeat, do NOT, go into this film wanting it to be one of those battle-like army type of films one generally associates with the genre of epic at its core. I remembered as the lights to the cinemas brightened as the credits start to roll, it felt breathtaking to had partake in this film as an audience of it. Having just caught it not too long ago, the memories of it is still fresh in my mind. Gladiator it isn't, but has merits of its own
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